Pittsburgh Pirates draft Louisville catcher Henry Davis with No. 1 pick; Jack Leiter goes to Texas Rangers at No. 2
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Pirates select Henry Davis with No. 1 overall pick (0:24)
The Pirates select Louisville catcher Henry Davis with the first overall pick in the 2021 MLB draft. (0:24)
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The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Louisville catcher Henry Davis with the first pick in baseball s amateur draft on Sunday night.
In a draft without a clear-cut top prospect, it remained unclear who the Pirates would go with until the selection was announced.
Regarded as the best college hitter in the draft, Davis exploded at the plate this year, hitting .370/.482/.663 with 15 home runs and more walks than strikeouts (31 to 24) over 50 games. Known as a defense-first catcher coming out of high school, Davis hit .280 with three home runs as a freshman in 2019 and was hitting well before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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